mediumfeature

The president of Alberta’s key engineering society has stepped down. Calgary’s Jim Gilliland resigned in the wake of his firm being found guilty of endangering safety at a downtown Calgary strata complex. His company, Williams Engineering Canada, potentially faces sanctions from the society.

largefeature

One of the best things about the scores of stories we post on this site everyday is the comments you add to them. We provide tools to make it easy, and quick, to register and add your thoughts to this site. Because comments appear on the site right away, we need your help to make sure the conversations remain civil and thoughtful.

Fewer than half of Alberta’s medical authority staff reported getting their influenza shot last year, but Health Minister Fred Horne says he’s not considering mandatory immunization for workers at hospitals, long-term-care centres and other workplaces on the front lines of the flu season battle. Alberta Health Services data shows 43.9 per cent of its staff, contractors and volunteers reported getting immunized last flu season. The year before, 43.7 per cent of workers and volunteers got the shot.

With debate set to start Monday on a new four-year city budget, council progressives and conservatives alike warn it is more difficult than ever to hold the line on taxes while still maintaining city services.

Parents, teachers and lawyers are targeting the makers of a controversial smartphone app that allows its users to anonymously post often vicious and vulgar attacks against students. This week, a Calgary lawyer requested developers of Communet: Student Chats & Confessions to hand over internal records in a bid to identify one of its anonymous users […]

The fire department responded to an industrial fire in northeast Calgary Saturday evening. At around 6:30 p.m., a fire activated the alarm system in a building along the 2700 block of 22 Street N.E. The “fast-moving” fire was located in an auto body repair shop in the six-bay industrial building, which was empty at the time […]

After four years of high-level college hockey and the completion of a business degree at York University, Kyle Ruppe was at the pinnacle of athletic talent and academic success. The strapping, playful, six-foot farm kid from just south of Calgary had come back home, his entire future in the palm of his hand.

Calgarians who were trapped in their homes while residential streets were buried in snow last season may find some relief in budget proposals that would speed up plowing with millions in new spending. City staff has outlined three snow-clearing proposals that gradually increase the pace of plowing — clearing residential streets in four to six days — while boosting the price tag for taxpayers.

Joanne Hart Sweazy said there has to be clear instructions that staff are to call 911 immediately if there is a serious health concern of a patient and, if not, call HealthLink and talk directly to a trained nurse. "We are not trained medical professionals, so we need that guidance to be certain," Sweazy told provincial inquiry counsel Nancy Purdy.

Brian McGrattan remembers the day he was baptized by Peter Maher. “I think he gave me a ‘Yeah Baby!’ on my first goal I scored here,” recalled the Calgary Flames winger with a chuckle. “And he doesn’t throw that out too much.” Which might as well be ranked right up there with your first childhood […]

A man wanted on several warrants in connection with a handgun scare and crash in southeast Calgary has been arrested, city police confirmed Saturday. Brian Robert Blais, 31, of Calgary, had been wanted for numerous weapons-related and stolen property-related charges stemming from an incident on Nov. 5. Police say at around 2:40 p.m. that afternoon, a man was involved […]

It will be several weeks before Calgarians will be privy to the recommendations of a city council committee over a land dispute between one of the city’s wealthiest citizens and neighbouring communities. On Thursday, residents of Mount Royal and Cliff Bungalow-Mission and multimillionaire met behind closed doors with the land and asset strategy committee. “It […]

Fashion, philanthropy, inspiration and funny seamlessly blended together March 6 at Hotel Arts at Love Her — a fundraiser and friend-raiser in support of Ovarian Cancer Canada. There is nothing funny about ovarian cancer, however, as late detection results in five-year survival rates of less than 30 per cent. Further, there is no effective screening test for ovarian cancer and every year 1,750 Canadian women die from the disease.

Almost Done!

Postmedia wants to improve your reading experience as well as share the best deals and promotions from our advertisers with you. The information below will be used to optimize the content and make ads across the network more relevant to you. You can always change the information you share with us by editing your profile.

By clicking "Create Account", I hearby grant permission to Postmedia to use my account information to create my account.

I also accept and agree to be bound by Postmedia's Terms and Conditions with respect to my use of the Site and I have read and understand Postmedia's Privacy Statement. I consent to the collection, use, maintenance, and disclosure of my information in accordance with the Postmedia's Privacy Policy.

Postmedia wants to improve your reading experience as well as share the best deals and promotions from our advertisers with you. The information below will be used to optimize the content and make ads across the network more relevant to you. You can always change the information you share with us by editing your profile.

By clicking "Create Account", I hearby grant permission to Postmedia to use my account information to create my account.

I also accept and agree to be bound by Postmedia's Terms and Conditions with respect to my use of the Site and I have read and understand Postmedia's Privacy Statement. I consent to the collection, use, maintenance, and disclosure of my information in accordance with the Postmedia's Privacy Policy.